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A chunk of food is filmed lying on the tray as the camera pans across the dinner table.

While the shocked diner holds the revolting food, alive with maggots, his wife says: “I’m going to film the wrapper and brand name to show this has been brought from Burger King.”

The stunned customer anxiously asks his companion if her burger is okay and she replies that her food is fine.

A photo of the receipt with the address of the bar and the date allegedly shows the pair paid 13 reais - about £2.90 - by credit card, for the two cheeseburgers

The manager says they were fully cooked (Image: Supplied)

The customers lodged a complaint immediately with the Burger King manager but only make a formal complaint to health inspectors at the Health Surveillance Department on Tuesday.

A spokesperson at the Federal District department said: “We received the complaint on the case and conducted an inspection into the restaurant on the same day.”

The store, a franchise run by Emperor Alvim Alimentos de Alimentos, based in the north of the Brazilian capital, was closed for several hours during the investigation.

Burger King has launched an investigation (Image: Supplied)

It was reopened with the approval of the inspectors after no ‘irregularities’ were found.

In a statement the franchisee said: "Health technicians conducted an inspection in the unit and the report certified that the restaurant is suitable for all hygienic-sanitary conditions, and fully complies with health legislation.”

Burger King also issued a statement saying it was aware of the case and that it has launched its own investigation.

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The company added that it ‘requires the highest degree of quality and conformity of its products, which are frequently subjected to international audits.’

The official statement said: “We use a reputable international company, specialising in food safety to regularly visit our establishments, and we did a complete and thorough inspection of this restaurant in our last visit (December 2017).

“We know from our experts that our cooking process prevents the survival of the larvae.

“This is an isolated and atypical case. We are bringing in an international research company to investigate (the franchise) and clarify what happened.”